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Breathless
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NR,1hr 30min
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1960
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Fox Lorber
Synopsis: The first feature film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and one of the seminal films of the French New Wave, Breathless is story of the love between Michel Poiccard, a small-time hood wanted for killing a cop, and Patricia Franchini, an American who sells the International Herald Tribune along the boulevards of Paris. Their relationship develops as Michel hides out from a dragnet. Breathless uses the famous techniques of the French New Wave: location shooting, improvised dialogue, and a loose narrative ... Full Synopsis
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A loving pastiche of film noir yet an exuberant slap in the face of Hollywood convention, A bout de souffle is a movie landmark that wowed early 1960s audiences with its ultra-cool swagger, amoral outlook, and energetic style. Adopting a loose and shaggy narrative structure, the film follows Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a two-bit thug who models himself on Humphrey Bogart, steals from unsuspecting ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Michel Poiccard
Patricia Franchini
Police Inspector
Journalist
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2004 - Breathless: Jennifer Love Hewitt arrives at the Grammys without a movie (sorry, "Garfield"...
2004 - Breathless: Jennifer Love Hewitt arrives at the Grammys without a movie (sorry, "Garfield"...
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